Leader of Opposition in West Bengal Assembly Suvendu Adhikari Sunday laid the foundation stone of a Ram Temple at Nandigram in Purba Medinipur district on the occasion of Ram Navami.
Adhikari is the BJP MLA from Nandigram. The foundation stone for the Ram Temple was laid at Sonachura village, where at least seven people, protesting land acquisition, had died in firing on January 6, 2007.
Amid loud chants of ‘Jai Shri Ram’, Adhikari, draped in saffron laid the foundation of the temple.
“We are peace-loving people; we will never do anything that will tantamount to breaking the law,” Adhikari told reporters after the event.
Noting that the devotees were engaged in puja and devotional songs in praise of Lord Ram, he said this has been the traditional way of celebrating Ram Navami for thousands of years.
“There was no requirement to create the hype around the celebrations,” the senior BJP leader said, referring to the politically charged atmosphere in the state over Ram Navami. — With PTI Inputs
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